What happens when you buy a weekend pass to the LA Times’ The Taste food festival? You gorge yourself on some of the best things you’ve ever tasted from some of the best restaurants LA has to offer morning and night.
We spent three dinner times, and two brunch times strolling through ALL the booths of 2016’s Taste of LA, and here’s our roundup of the very best bites…
Top 10: Savory
1. Baldoria‘s Chicken and waffle taco
2. Badmaash + Guisados‘ Carnitas/Vindaloo Mash-up
3. Aqui es Texcoco‘s Lamb barbacoa taco
4. Maple Block Meat Co‘s Brisket
5. Halal Guys‘ Gyro + chicken bowl
6. The Cannibal‘s Pork Pate Chaud
7. MB Post‘s Veal Liver Ragu Toast
8. Public School‘s PBJ slider
9. Chichen Itza‘s Beef and Pork Salbutes
10. Dog Haus‘ “Tiny Swiney” Pork Belly Hot Dog
Top 6: Sweets:
1. Ensaymada Project’s Ensaymadas
2. Jeni’s Black Cat Espresso Ice Cream
3. Hinoki and the Bird‘s Smore Ice Cream Sandwich
4. Kavalan Whiskey‘s Bear Cake
5. MB Post‘s “The Elvis”
6. LaMill‘s Warm Brioche Donuts
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Honorable Mentions:
Spring‘s Vegan Ceviche
Little Pine‘s Broccoli Aroncini
118 Degrees’ Pistachio Pesto with Zucchini Noodles
10e‘s Lamb Chop
Belcampo Meat Co.‘s Beef Tartare
Taco Maria‘s Tostadita de Ceviche
Simbal‘s Chili Grilled Pork Ribs
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Terrine‘s Country Terrine
Knead & Co. Pasta Bar‘s Meatballs and Polenta
Lalibela‘s Sambusa
Herringbone‘s Ono Sashimi
Manhattan House‘s Heirloom Tomato and Burrata Toast
Anyone else go to The Taste? What were YOUR top dishes?